Matt Upson and Will Buckley are doubts for Sunday, while Dale Stephens and Andrew Crofts remain sidelined due to injuries. Bruno could return after having recovered from a groin injury.

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Following Derby’s 2-1 victory in the first leg of the Championship playoff semifinals, the Rams are now in the box seat going into Sunday’s game at the iPro stadium.

Derby, who surged up the Championship table after Steve McClaren was installed as their boss early in the season, were the pre-tie favourites against Brighton, and after winning at the AmEx stadium last time out, most will expected Derby to complete the job on home soil.

No Championship side has ever turned a home loss to proceed to the finals, but Brighton boss Oscar Garcia insists his men are capable of making history on Sunday, “it’s something we can think about and it could be a good reason to motivate the players more. We have to believe, we need to believe and we will go there to get a result,” said the Seagulls coach.

Were Brighton to lose to Derby, then it would be the second season in a row the Seagulls have got into the playoffs only to fall at the first hurdle.

Derby have now won 6 out of their last 7 games and have managed to beat Brighton in all three matches thus far this season.

Smart money is on a Rams win. But in the playoffs, anything can happen.